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CONDÉ NAST TRAVELER

The Trump International Hotel Washington, D.C. was expected to take its place among the crown jewels of DC’s travel scene. Now it’s also become a magnet for protestors, a West Wing Annex, and—possibly—the center of a constitutional crisis.

THE DAILY BEAST

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I’m a Washington, D.C.-based journalist, most recently contributing to The Daily Beast and Fast Company, least recently to Gawker Media and some content farms. Interested in the Trump International Hotel Washington, D.C. of late. Download my résumé.

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TRUMP, INC.

I joined Trump, Inc.’s Ilya Marritz and Meg Cramer as the hosts of the ProPublica and WNYC podcast spent a night at President Donald Trump’s hotel in Washington, D.C.—and we met some interesting people.

FAST COMPANY

Last month, Trump signaled his support for Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s candidacy for Speaker of the House at a fundraiser at the Trump International Hotel in D.C., where McCarthy’s PAC spent $154,000 to host the reception and dinner for 300 guests.

THE DAILY BEAST

A delegation from the country of Cyprus was looking for ways to influence the Trump administration when it came to Washington D.C. in late May. And so, it did what many savvy influence-peddlers in the nation’s capital would do. It booked its conference in the president’s hotel.

FAST COMPANY

Twitter may be the president’s id, but the image-sharing platform better reflects the ethos of the Trump era—the conflicts of interest, the naked ambition.

Everyone who cares about corruption in Washington should get @Z_Everson’s awesome newsletter, 1100 Pennsylvania. That’s the address of the Trump International Hotel in D.C. Zach tracks what’s happening there. It’s eye-opening.